Scientists estimate that 8.7 million species of animals live on Earth. Some of them are fierce (lions, sharks, tigers), others are adorable (rabbits, deer, otters), and still others look strange. All over the world, unique animals can be found that exhibit truly amazing and bizarre features.

 

A dog with a sooo long neck

 

"I can't be the only one who hasn't seen mossy frogs before this day."

 

Large kudu with interesting horns and a "mask" on the face 

 

And this is the yellow-throated marten, which only pretends to be cute. In fact, she is a tough predator

 

Black cats with blue eyes are very rare, but this beauty was lucky to be born with a twist

 

The panda ant, which is actually not an ant (and not a panda), but a wasp

 

This is a binturong that looks like a mixture of cat and bear

 

Did you know that the teeth of a nutria are orange, like a carrot?

The color of their teeth is one of the indicators of the health of the nutria: in healthy animals, the teeth have a bright orange color, in sick and old teeth, the color of the teeth is weaker with dark spots.

 

Catalburun is the rarest canine with a split nose

 

Warty anglerfish (clownfish, frogfish) is a small fish that feeds on small fish, which it lures with a modified dorsal fin

This fish lives at depths of up to 24 meters and can be recognized by small growths on the skin, we are like warts.

 

Dragon-headed caterpillar

 

This is August the dog and he is the cutest albino dog

 

Adorable kitten with freckles on the nose and squint

 

Crested Jacana is a unique bird with very long legs and extremely long toes

 

This sea slug, called the Spanish Shawl, lives off the Pacific coast of North America, where it surely outshines everyone with its beauty.

 

Incredible furry moth that looks cute and scary at the same time

 

But the deep-sea goblin shark will definitely give you a reason to be scared.

 

Caterpillar - you are just space!

 

Stunning albino owl

 

Cat Olive, which nature has awarded with sectoral heterochromia

Making some small discovery or finding something extraordinary is always very exciting. And, of course, Bemorepanda immediately wanted to share this amazing find with the whole world, which is what the people from our article did, because otherwise no one would have believed them! 20 amusing stories in photos are waiting for you, which will tell and show you what should entertain you, and if you're lucky, even surprise you. At least we really hope so 🙃

 

"It's a little annoying when you wake up in the morning and find this near your tent ... Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, USA"

Photo by: “This photo was taken during an 11-day tourist trip to the Gates of the Arctic National Park. During the trip, we saw several bears, but they didn't care about us. We also found footprints all over our campsite area. It was difficult for us to determine whether they were fresh or not, because the riverbed was perfectly preserved. This place is in a rather hard-to-reach place, so we were not too worried about the bears, but as soon as we found the tracks, goosebumps ran down our skin. We have never seen a bear here. " 🐻

 

“Several years ago I found a young albino oak in my garden and learned that plants can also be albinos. True, they do not live long, since they cannot participate in photosynthesis. "

Indeed, albinism occurs among plants that die at an early age due to the fact that they cannot receive energy from photosynthesis. In rare cases, they can survive if they find an alternative source of energy for themselves, for example, a root connection with their fellows or parasitism.

 

"This silver pendant, which I found with a metal detector, is 227 years old."

The excellent condition of this pendant can be explained by the fact that all this time it lay underground. As a rule, silver oxidizes and darkens due to hydrogen sulfide, which in low concentration surrounds us in the air.

I would like to note a cute image of a bird 🕊

 

"While walking along a remote trail in the Amazon jungle, we came across this pillar that marks the line of the equator."

It was also a shock for us that there are no bold black lines under the pillar, which we were always shown on maps and globes. Although it is quite possible that it passes over the crowns of trees 😉

 

“While walking, I saw this sad sunflower, and I could not help but photograph it”

Photo author: “It is possible that someone did it on purpose. I just saw, laughed and photographed. " 🌻

 

"I found this skeleton on a leaf under a tree."

Photo author: “I suspect that the bird dropped this unfortunate lizard, and the ants finished the job. Fallen legs give it an alien look. It was an amazing find! " 🦎💀

 

The last breath of the cormorant frozen in the lake

The cormorant dived into the freezing lake and swam to the shore, where ice formed on the surface of the water. Ice prevented him from surfacing, and the bird drowned. Ice bubbles in the head area are traces of his last exhalation.

Sorry for the bird ..

 

"Walking through the woods, I found this gravestone of someone's dog near the old cemetery."

The inscription on the headstone reads:

 

"In memory of Punch, who died on June 7, 1885 at the age of 13"

 

If you missed it, then this tombstone is 136 years old 🐶

 

Octopus eggs. Below you can see their mother who guards them "

Octopus mothers often die while looking after the clutch, as they are so responsible that they are not distracted even by eating 🐙

 

Hornet killed by a plant

 

Reportedly, the hornet could get stuck with its head in the process of the plant, after which it began to spin and strangled itself

 

"I found a slug crawling out of the overflow hole of our sink."

The slug somehow managed to get through the drainage system and crawl out of the overflow.

 

Maine Coon kitten that looks like a little werewolf

This toddler has rather unusual eyes, which can be an indicator that he is blind 😿

 

"Found a pearl in my oysters"

When asked how much such a pearl could cost, one of the users replied: “It all depends on the shine, size and location where it was caught. From what I can see in this photo, these are river gem, which are quite common and look a little dull. This gem is quite large to find in your dinner. Some of these cost between $ 50 and $ 2,000. "

 

"A heart-shaped tomato I found at a grocery store."

The author of the photo said that this tomato was found in the Whole Foods Market, an organic food store, where they cost $ 5.99 per pound (which at the time of this writing is about 440 rubles per 450 g) 🍅

 

"Look how the candles in my thief have melted from the heat."

These candles look like they are mating season 🕯

 

Many Americans reportedly light citronella candles in their yard to ward off mosquitoes 🦟

 

"Found this very old Bible in my parents' garage, dated 1881"

Looks like a collector's edition. It would be even cooler if there was an autograph of the author inside ✝

 

The author of the photo said: “I was afraid to take it in my hands or even open it! I want to note that it had locks on the side. "

 

Quadruple rainbow

Reportedly, this effect could be due to the reflection of sunlight in a lake nearby. This can happen when sunlight reflects off a lake with very calm water. The author of the photo said that it was taken in Scotland and that there was indeed a lake nearby.

 

If you believe the myths about leprechauns, then somewhere there should be 4 pots of gold 🍀

 

"This fish froze in a block of ice, Texas, 2021"

Most likely, at the time of freezing, the fish was already dead and swam on the surface 🐟

 

 “I was shocked by this albino cucumber that I found in our garden! I pickled him and this is how he looked inside "

The author of the photo wrote that the guy who tasted the cucumber said it tasted "like an ordinary pickled cucumber." After the girl urged not to judge the cucumber by color 🥒

 

Every living creature is unique in nature, be it man, animal or plant. And it is precisely these differences that arouse interest and a desire to get to know each other better. We have collected for you photographs of unique people and animals with zest in appearance that distinguish them from most others. Unique eyes, ears, colors and navel tails!

 

Akita Inu named Bob with unusually shaggy ears that give his face the shape of a heart

As indicated on the page on Instagram, this Akita Inu "rice bag" is called Bob, and on August 15 he will be 1 year old 🍚

 

A special boy named Enzo

Enzo reportedly received his black spot due to a phenomenon called somatic mutation.

 

"I have moles on my eye"

* music from The X-Files is playing * ✖

 

Moles or nevi on the conjunctiva of the eye appear for the same reasons as moles (nevi) on other parts of the body - due to excess accumulation of melanin in the cells. This is a very rare phenomenon that can lead to unpleasant consequences: a decrease in the quality of vision and a limitation of the field of vision.

 

Perfect cat's foot

Two white toes and two black toes. The paw resembles the head of a honey badger who looks at you with small black eyes.

 

 

Gertrude is a crested duck with unusually lush hair, reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher's hairstyle

But if you put on a top hat and pince-nez, it will be the spitting image of Scrooge McDuck 🎩💰

 

A cat named Fedya with a strange but cute face

The owners about their pet: “Fedya is not only a funny face, but also interesting poses. Fedya has another feature - his joints. Of course, this is a deviation from the norm, but this is an integral part of Fedya's image, and without it it is difficult to imagine this cat. Fedya is such a Fedya. "

 

Heterochromia and colorful makeup

Anyone can apply makeup to themselves, but only a few can boast of such beautiful eyes 👁👁

 

 A cat with vitiligo that looks like the night sky 🌠

The complete opposite of a Dalmatian who always snows ❄

 

 

“My dog's eyes are like cracked ice

The White Walker Dog from Game of Thrones 🧿

 

"I love my leopard spots 💗🐆"

A beautiful girl from whom many will growl like tigers 🐅

 

An adorable bobtail cat named Setsuko who lives in Japan. Almost 50 thousand people have subscribed to his Instagram!

- "Does he still have such a ponytail with a navel?"

- "By the navel!"

 

 

Unique Rottweiler with Vitiligo

A "ghost dog" that looks like it just rolled in agony 🐕

 

 The sweetest vampire ever

Vampur! Half cat, half bat (and maybe a little walrus) 🦇

 

This horse looks like a pale emo teen in a black hoodie

September is on fire, the horse is crying 🐴

 

She should be called nothing less than cinnamon bun!

In the comments, users wrote that it is difficult for them to resist not only the color of the cat, but also before his chubby cheeks 😺

 

The cutest cat with a squint

 Fact: cats with squint always look confused and cute as hell 😽

 

 

"I have partial heterochromia in both eyes."

Not only unique eye colors, but also a very beautiful combination of colors 👀

 

When your mom gives you a haircut the day before the photo shoot

A cute cat with a "bangs" who seems to be shy about his haircut 🐱

 

“This is not our cat. He spits on the borders. He comes to us all the time. He is a legend "

A fairly rare type of heterochromia, as cats with this condition tend to have one blue eye and the other brown

Photo author: “We have been living in this place for 3 years, but we still don’t know who the owner of the cat is.”

 

"I finally accepted my vitiligo and white streaks after 16 years of trying to hide it."

In the comments, users wrote that the girl looks like she just has a ray of the Sun shining on her, and that she looks like Rogue from the X-Men ❌

Many people have a passion for how they like to walk in abandoned places that have long been abandoned by man and taken into their "hands" by nature. These places keep a special atmosphere that attracts and repels at the same time, and now you will see for yourself.

 

It looks like an eerie abandoned church and a scary gingerbread house at the same time. 

 

"I was in Vietnam and stumbled upon a long-forgotten burial carriage in an overgrown barn."

 

Traces of an alien civilization, which are actually abandoned anti-aircraft installations during the Second World War

 

Largest abandoned teddy bear store found in Pennsylvania

 

Abandoned Russian Church

  

Abandoned residential complex in Turkey

 

Abandoned apartment covered with snow and ice, Vorkuta, Russia

 

Bus stop in Kazakhstan

 

Abandoned Gothic Church in Portugal

 

Tower of Saint John the Baptist, Italy

  

Water tower in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

 

Abandoned house in Watsonville, California

 

Cemetery of Soviet military aircraft

 

The last house on Holland Island

 

It was once someone's home

 

Abandoned British Colonial Island, India. The buildings here now have trees

 

An entire abandoned island in Japan

 

Somewhere in Scotland

 

Abandoned amusement park in Nara prefecture, Japan

 

40 years later in the same place. Someone's childhood is left here. Pripyat, Ukraine

The fact that nature is the best artist has long been known to everyone. But in addition to stunningly beautiful and unusual plants and animals, she also created a lot of natural phenomena, the sight of which is simply breathtaking. Moreover, some of them can be observed only in a certain place or, for example, once a year.

The Eye of the Sahara, the Forest of Knives and other wonders of mother nature.

And since most of us, with all our desire, cannot visit all corners of the planet and see everything with our own eyes, we at 1Gai.ru have prepared a selection of the most amazing natural phenomena on Earth. We emphasize once again: a person has nothing to do with all these miracles (that is, they did not arise as a result of human activity), therefore they are called natural.

1. Light poles, Canada

This incredible phenomenon occurs when ice crystals are suspended in the air due to extreme cold. They then react with every light source around and create this stunning look.

2. Lenticular clouds

Lenticular clouds are amazing everywhere, but especially when they hang over the Mayon volcano crater in the Philippines!

It is said that lenticular (lenticular) clouds are mistaken for UFOs because many of them are in the shape of a "flying saucer". They don't usually form over low or flat terrain, so many people may have never seen them before and don't know they might exist.

3. Striped icebergs, Antarctica

When you think of Antarctica, white icebergs usually come to mind; probably the last thing you'd expect are colorful icebergs with blue, green, yellow and even brown stripes - and yet, that's exactly what you can see in some parts of Antarctica.

Different colors can form under different conditions, but generally speaking, they appear because certain layers of ice form under specific conditions.

For example, blue streaks are most common and appear when cracks fill with water and freeze so quickly that no bubbles form. Conditions change and part of the ice is deposited "normally" while other times it is deposited without bubbles, creating alternation.

The green appears because the freezing water is extremely rich in algae, hence the color. The brown, yellow and even black streaks are caused by sediment collected along the way as the ice sheet slid down the slope.

However, regardless of color, ice is deposited in different ways. Sometimes there is one color and one stripe, sometimes there are several color stripes.

4. Moonlight rainbow, Hawaii

Commonly known as lunar rainbows, they differ from regular rainbows in that they are created by the rays of the moon rather than the sun.

Aside from the difference in light source, their formation is the same as that of solar rainbows: they are caused by the refraction of light in many drops of water, such as a rainstorm or a waterfall, and are always located in the opposite part of the sky from the Moon relative to the observer.

Lunar rainbows are much fainter than solar rainbows due to less light reflected from the Moon's surface. Since the light is usually too weak to excite the cone color receptors in human eyes, it is difficult for the human eye to distinguish colors in the lunar rainbow. As a result, the lunar rainbow often appears white. However, its colors appear in long exposure photographs.

5. Rainbow Eucalyptus

When you look at them, it seems that they are painted with an artist's brush. Probably the only reason these trees exist is to be living works of art!

The rainbow eucalyptus is an evergreen tree with lance-shaped, silver-green leaves and clusters of tiny white flowers. Usually reaches a height of 60-75 m and has a trunk up to 2.4 m in diameter. The most stunning feature is the trunk, which grows iridescent bark in shades of green, blue, orange, red and purple. As it grows, the bark flakes off in strips, revealing new colors and patterns, and its beauty is constantly changing.

6. Bismuth crystals

Bismuth has a low melting point - 271°C. When it hardens, it expands to form crystals. Artificially grown bismuth crystals form the structure of a spiral staircase. This shape is due to the faster growth rate at the edges compared to the interior. Bismuth metal is a white-silver metal with a reddish-pinkish tint.

However, when oxidized, bismuth crystals acquire a bewitching iridescent color. The colors of the rainbow are due to the different thicknesses of the oxide layer formed on the surface of the crystal, causing light waves of different wavelengths to interfere with each other.

7. Lunar halo

The moon's halo, or lunar halo, is an optical illusion that causes the moon to be surrounded by a large, bright ring. This striking and often beautiful halo around the Moon is caused by the refraction of moonlight by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Essentially, these suspended or falling pieces of ice mean that the atmosphere turns into a giant lens, causing arcs and halos to appear around the moon or sun, depending on whether the effect occurs at night or during the day, respectively.

The effect is so striking that it has given rise to much folklore and superstition, and has been used, not entirely unsuccessfully, to predict the onset of bad weather.

It looks like a huge eye, doesn't it?

8. Glowworm Caves, New Zealand

Most of these caves are found in Australia and New Zealand, although there is also a similar cave in Alabama. The most famous are the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, formed over 30 million years ago.

9. Northern Lights

While the northern lights may seem like pure magic, they actually appear when electrically charged particles from the sun react with atoms in the upper atmosphere. Expect to see it on a frosty night!

And now a little more about the nature of the occurrence of this phenomenon. At any moment, the sun is ejecting charged particles from its corona or upper atmosphere, creating what is called the solar wind. When this wind collides with the Earth's ionosphere or the upper atmosphere, the aurora is born. In the Northern Hemisphere, this phenomenon is called the Northern Lights, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the Southern Lights.

These particles are deflected towards the Earth's poles by our planet's magnetic field and interact with our atmosphere, releasing energy and causing the atmosphere to fluoresce.

The bright colors of the northern lights are due to the chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere.

10. Sky Mirror, Bolivia

This is the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world. The views there are quite surreal! The Salar de Uyuni is often referred to as the "Mirror of the Sky". It is so vast and bright white that American astronaut Neil Armstrong is said to have mistaken it for a huge glacier visible from space.

Total area 10,582 sq. km makes it the largest salt marsh in the world. In certain seasons, a thin layer of water turns the plains into a dazzling reflection of the sky. In addition, it also contains 50-70% of the world's known lithium reserves.

If you ever want to visit there, be prepared for altitude sickness as the Sky Mirror is over 3,600 meters above sea level. And if you plan to stay for a while, you need a lot of warm clothes and a sleeping bag, because at night the temperature drops sharply.

11. Dirty Thunderstorms of Sakurajima, Japan

A dirty thunderstorm is a rare and fearsome phenomenon caused by powerful volcanic eruptions. Lightning bolts shoot out from an erupting volcano in a dirty thunderstorm, making this one of the most terrifying yet breathtaking sights. More than 200 cases of volcanic lightning have been recorded over the past two centuries, but scientists still do not fully understand the dynamics of this unique phenomenon.

In recent years, volcanic activity has been reported over many volcanoes around the world, such as Mount Augustine in Alaska, Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland, and Taal in the Philippines. However, in the ash plume of Japan's Sakurajima volcano - one of the most active volcanoes in the world - volcanic lightning occurs more often than on any other volcano.

12. Desert roses

Despite its name, the desert rose is not a rose, but a rose-like gypsum mineral formation. They can be observed in arid sandy areas that are periodically flooded. They combine sand, salt and gypsum crystals.

These crystals form when water evaporates, and they are often prism-shaped that grow up to one meter. Crystals are affected by erosion, salt, sand, and other elements in the desert, giving them their petal shape. Larger crystals tend to contain more salt.

Desert roses often appear in clusters, making them look like a bouquet of flowers.

13. Fiery rainbow round-horizontal shape

When sunlight or moonlight is refracted by air ice crystals, icy halos are formed that mimic fiery rainbows.

14. Frozen ice bubbles, Canada

Methane bubbles form in bodies of water when dead organic matter (plants and animals) enters the water and sinks to the bottom, and bacteria living there feed on them. When they dissolve, methane gas is released, which rises to the surface in the form of bubbles, but turns into floating white bubbles when it comes into contact with frozen water and ice crystals.

The methane bubbles completely burst in the summer when they reach the surface, and the methane is released into the atmosphere, but in the winter, when the lake freezes, the ice traps the bubbles as they approach the surface.

Methane is produced in thousands of lakes across the Arctic, and as impressive as it sounds, it is fraught with future environmental problems as global temperatures rise and permafrost melts, allowing the material to thaw even further. This increases the release of methane into the Earth's atmosphere, which is of concern to climate scientists.

The fact is that methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and it is about 25 times more efficient at capturing heat than carbon dioxide. Therefore, increasing its content will lead to higher levels of global warming.

15. Lake Hillier, Australia

We know from geography lessons that bodies of water are marked in blue on the map. But nature loves to be weird, as is the case with Lake Hillier in Western Australia.

With only 600 meters in length, it will not impress you either with its size or with the variety of fish that inhabit it. But it will amaze with its pink color. The reason for its unique color is still a topic that is not fully understood by scientists, although most suspect that this is due to the presence of Dunaliella salina microalgae.

The pink color of the lake is less pronounced when viewed from the surface, but very noticeable from above. However, unlike other pink lakes around the world, its water is still bright pink even when in a glass!

16. Marble Caves, Chile

These incredible caves took about 6,000 years to form and it was the waves that gave them these breathtaking shapes.

They are entirely of marble and are believed to have been "built" by the waters of the lake. One of the most amazing features of the marble caves is their ability to change color with the seasons. These color changes also depend on how high or low the water is because the colors of the marble are reflected off the water.

Visitors who visit in the spring will notice softer or darker blues compared to when the glaciers melt, with colors ranging from cobalt blue to white and pink. Chilean travel experts advise that the best time to visit the marble caves is from November to February, because the melting ice gives the pristine water an enchanting turquoise color.

17. Relief Danxia, China

Minerals are magical, as are their colors. Just look at this place!

These mountains are formed by red sandstones and conglomerates, mainly from the Cretaceous period. In simple words, a layer of several multi-colored sandstones and minerals remained compressed for more than 24 million years and turned into these mountains.

Due to its uniqueness, the Danxia Relief has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010.

18. Sand Waves, Arizona

The "waves" are intersecting patches of sandstone turned into rocks that used to be dunes in Arizona. Their age exceeds 190 million years. The dunes grow vertically and horizontally; over time, moderate erosion caused by wind and rain gives them an undulating appearance.

Many describe dune walking as a very strange experience, surreal and dizzying, or, in some cases, described as a drug-induced walking dream. Even though the stones have hardened, they are still susceptible to damage. Only 20 visitors a day can walk through the gorge; permits are required for this. They are issued through online lotteries and personal lotteries.

19. Great Blue Hole, Belize

This giant sinkhole off the coast of Belize formed during the last ice age when sea levels were much lower. The hole is circular, 318 m across and 124 m deep.

Its area is 70,650 square meters. In 2012, the Discovery Channel ranked the Great Blue Hole number one on their list of "The 10 Most Amazing Places on Earth". Not surprisingly, the hole attracts scuba divers from all over the world.

20. Blue Volcano, Indonesia

Although it seems completely otherworldly, the Kawah Ijen volcano is absolutely real! It acquires this color due to the large amount of sulfur dioxide - it shimmers blue when in contact with air at temperatures above 360 ° C.

In fact, this blue glow, uncharacteristic of a volcano, is not the lava itself.

Lava — molten rock that comes out of the ground at ultra-high temperatures — is not much different in color from the lava of other volcanoes, which differ slightly in their mineral composition, but are bright red or orange in their molten state. But in Kawah-Ijen, together with lava at high pressures and temperatures (sometimes exceeding 600 ° C), an extremely large amount of sulfur dioxide is released.

Under the influence of oxygen present in the air and ignited lava, sulfur burns easily, and its flame turns bright blue. There is so much sulfur there that at times it runs down the rock when it burns, giving the impression that blue lava is flowing down the side of the mountain. But because the blue is only the flame, and not itself, it is a cluster of about 40,000 interconnected basalt columns, formed as a result of the eruption of an ancient volcanic fissure. The tops of the columns form steps that lead from the foot of the cliff and disappear under the water.

21. Road of the Giants, Ireland

Most columns are hexagonal, although some have four, five, seven, or eight sides. The highest of them are about 12 meters high, and the thickness of the solidified lava in the rocks in some places is 28 meters.

It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland.

22. Cenote Angelita, underwater river, Mexico

Cenote Angelita (water-filled cave) is located on the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula. When fresh surface water meets open saline groundwater, an underwater river is formed. Different density levels in the two bodies of water cause them to stratify. The result is a breathtaking fusion of the two habitats.

Visiting this cave is not an easy task. The first 20 meters it is filled with clear water, and then it becomes more and more muddy. Diving into the cave takes place up to 55 meters below the surface, so it is considered suitable only for very experienced divers.

23. Vymeobrazny clouds

This magical cloud structure is an amazing sight that can usually be seen after a tornado.

Vymeobraznye clouds (they are also called mammatus, which means "chest cloud" because of the sacs hanging under the base of the cloud) have a specific cellular shape.

Cells are usually about half a kilometer in size, most often sharply defined, but sometimes with blurred edges. Their color is usually gray-blue, like the main cloud, but due to direct sunlight, they may appear golden or reddish.

24. Socotra Dragon Tree, Yemen

They must remember dinosaurs! This evergreen species is so named for its dark red resin, known as "dragon's blood".

The leaves of the dragon tree are found only at the ends of the youngest branches; all leaves are shed every 3 or 4 years before new ones appear at the same time. Its fruits are small, fleshy berries containing 1 to 4 seeds. As they develop, they change color from green to black, and when ripe they turn orange.

25. Waterfall of eternal fire

This is not entirely natural: a small waterfall in upstate New York, near the Canadian border, is fraught with a significant surprise - a fiery stream 0.2 meters high.

Behind the waterfall, there was a natural gas leak that fuels the flames. Although tourists relight it if they notice it has gone out, it is protected enough by the falls to remain constantly lit.